Canvey Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Canvey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Canvey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Canvey Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Canvey Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Canvey is found most frequently in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Canvey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Canvey is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Canvey are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Canvey is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England Canvey is most frequent in: Essex, where 50 percent live and Greater London, where 50 percent live. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.

Canvey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Canvey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Canvy911/
Canve910/
Convey831,765/
Canbey831,232/
Canver83363/
Janvey8321/
Chanve837/
Canvet833/
Kanvey831/
Canwey831/
Sanvey831/
Chanvy831/
Caunve831/
Canvay830/
Canvie830/
Canved830/
Canviy830/
Canvess7741/
Chanvej779/
Chaunve777/
Sanveya776/
Canvesh771/
Conveys771/
Chanvie771/
Chanvei771/
Chanbey771/
Canveez771/
Cannvea770/
Canby73859/
Canva73530/
Convy73274/
Janve73121/
Sanve7334/
Canue7322/
Kanve7320/
Conve7318/
Canbe7314/
Canvi7312/
Janvy7310/
Zanve739/
Canwe736/
Zanvy731/
Kanvy731/
Sainveya718/
Cheanvee711/
Canbay675,122/
Sanvee671,505/
Conver67542/
Canbeğ67256/
Convoy67193/
Canboy67188/
Canuet67182/
Cambey67181/
Canuhe67119/
Canber67105/
Canvat6772/
Convie6769/
Kanbey6752/
Khanve6740/
Djanve6739/
Canvas6729/
Convay6727/
Janver6723/
Canbez6717/
Chanva6716/
Conwey6714/
Canvad6713/
Sainve6713/
Kanved6712/
Konvey679/
Canway678/
Camnue678/
Chanbe677/
Kaanve677/
Kanvee677/
Janved676/
Chamvy676/
Cannue675/
Sanvie675/
Janvej674/
Janvez674/
Kanvay674/
Sanvay673/
Canuer673/
Chanue673/
Canvaj673/
Conbey672/
Chanwe672/
Conves672/
Kanwey672/
Canbuy672/
Canhue672/
Canuay672/
Kanuey672/
Sanvei671/
Sanvoy671/
Canvio671/
Jannve671/
Convet671/
Sonvey671/
Canwee671/
Kanvie671/
Zanbey671/
Sanwey671/
Canbei671/
Canues671/
Canvaa671/
Canvah671/
Canvai671/
Canvap671/
Chanvi671/
Kanhve671/
Kanhvy671/
Camvay670/
Convee670/
Conuey670/
Connvy670/
Chanby670/
Janviy670/
Kenvey670/
Canvit670/
Comvey670/
Canbee670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Canvey
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis